Schedule of Activities for Parents

8-9 a.m.
Guerrieri University Center, Concourse and Main Lounge
Registration and Continental Breakfast

Students will receive orientation folders and will have identification photos taken.

8-9 a.m.
Guerrieri University Center, Table Outside Main Lounge
New Student Experience Seminars

Has your student signed up for a New Student Seminar yet? Need more information about this required seminar? Visit our table during check-in.

9-9:25 a.m.
Guerrieri University Center, Wicomico Room
Plenary Session

Welcome and opening comments from your hosts from the Vice President of Student Affairs Office.

9:40-10:20 a.m.
10:30-11:10 a.m.
11:15-11:55 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions

See bottom of this page for descriptions/locations. To maximize information acquisition students and family members should attend different sessions. Select one each time.

Information Center

During lunch, representatives of the following offices will be present: Athletics and Recreation; University Dining Services; Student Health Services; Residence Life; New Student Seminar Options; Student Activities, Organizations and Leadership; Career Services; University Police; Study Abroad; Performing Ensembles; Information Technology (ResNet, ResTel and Cable TV); Freshman Textbook Reservation Service (University Bookstore); Services for Students with Disabilities; and Gull Card.

Noon-1 p.m.
Commons, Dorchester Room 127
Lunch

Students and their families will meet for lunch in the Dorchester Room. Students will be assigned to an advising group before they leave the dining hall. Students must be in the Dorchester Room at 1 p.m. to meet their academic advising group.

1:15-2:05 p.m.
Guerrieri University Center, Nanticoke Room 236
Parents in Transition

Participants will explore ways in which the transition to college impacts parents and students. They also will examine strategies parents and students can utilize to enhance this developmental transition so that the college experience becomes academically rewarding and emotionally strengthening. Topics include separation anxiety, emotional adjustment, campus resources and academic strategies.

2:15-3:15 p.m.
Tours Leave Every 15 Minutes
Guerrieri University Center, Main Lounge
Campus Tours (Optional)

Students who have finished scheduling and parents will be given the opportunity to tour the campus, including a residence hall and academic facilities.

2:15-3:30 p.m.

Anticipated completion times of individually paced student course registration. Students will meet their parents in the Fireside Lounge of the Guerrieri University Center after they have completed registration.

Concurrent Sessions

Residence Life
Commons, Worcester Room 211
Parents Only: 9:40 - 10:20 a.m.
Students Only: 10:30 - 11:10 a.m.
Parents & Students: 11:15 - 11:55 a.m.

Goals
Policies/Regulations
Roommate Issues
Programs

Personal Health & Safety
Guerrieri University Center, Spirituality Center Room 206 (See on map)
10:30-11:10 a.m. & 11:15 - 11:55 a.m.

Student Health Services
Alcohol/Drug Education and Prevention
University Police and Student Safety Services
Wellness Programs

Student Activities, Organizations, Leadership & Campus Recreation
Guerrieri University Center, Gull's Nest (See on map)
10:30 - 11:10 a.m. & 11:15 - 11:55 a.m.

Clubs and Organizations
Intramurals
Leadership
Recreation

Multiethnic Student Organizations & Programs
Guerrieri University Center, Multiethnic Resource Room 226
All three sessions

Adjustment Issues
Support Services
Understanding the Environment
Comprehensive Academic Success Program

Commuting Students & Off-Campus Housing Information
Guerrieri University Center, Fireside Lounge 104 (See on map)
All three sessions

Access to Services
Dining Services
Health Services
Parking Services
Off-Campus Housing Search Services

Billing Information
Guerrieri University Center, Main Lounge 102 (hardwood floor area)
9:40 - 10:20 a.m. & 10:30 - 11:10 a.m.

Costs and Financial Aid
Student Billing Information

"True Stories" - Student Panel
Guerrieri University Center, Pocomoke Room 234 (See on map)
Students Only: 11:15 - 11:55 a.m.
Parents Only: 9:40 - 10:20 a.m.
Parents & Students: 10:30 - 11:10 a.m.

Non-structured session with a question-and-answer format.

Social Activities
Time Management
Student Government
Academic Environment

Information Technology "Campus Computing"
Guerrieri University Center, Choptank Room 219 (See on map)
9:40 - 10:20 a.m.

Microsoft ELA Agreement (software purchase)
Computer Accounts
Computer Labs
E-mail

The Gull Card & University Dining Services
Commons, Montgomery Room 214
10:30 - 11:10 a.m. & 11:15 - 11:55 a.m.

Card Benefits
On- and Off- campus Locations
Account Access
Deposits and Web Page
Meal Plans/Dining Dollars
Dining Location
Healthy Choices
Vegan and Vegetarian Dining
Sick and To-Go Meals
Student Employment
Just Because Care Packages
Questions and Answers

Opening Doors to Your Student's Career
Guerrieri University Center, Career Services Room 133 (See on map)
10:30 - 11:10 a.m.

Career services initiates your student's career development as early as orientation and continues through all the college years. Soul search, research and job search are all tools that will lead to career success.

University Bookstore Services
Commons, Frederick Room 213
10:30 - 11:10 a.m. & 11:15 - 11:55 a.m.

New and Used Books
Online Ordering
Book Buyback
Textbook Rewards Program
Refund Policy
Payment Methods

Map of Salisbury University

The SU campus map can be seen at this web address:

http://www.salisbury.edu/campusmap/